southward
/ˈsaʊθwəd/noun, adjective, adverb
southward is spelled S-O-U-T-H-W-A-R-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, southward means “The direction or area lying to the south of a place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in southward?
| Letters | 9: S-O-U-T-H-W-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is southward?
Southward appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce southward?
- UK /ˈsaʊθwəd/
- UK /ˈsʌðəd/
Southward has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-southward.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of southward
- south'ard
- more southward comparative
- most southward superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does southward mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
adjective
- 1
Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
adverb
- 1
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Southward in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense towards the south:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | südwärts |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does southward come from?
From south + -ward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).